Out today is Warner Bros movie Sully starting Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood. This is a riveting story about a pilot who safely landed his plane in the Hudson river after losing both engines. Even though all 155 passengers were saved he was still put under investigation because of the emergency landing. This show covers the trials he goes through in trying to salvage his career and helping everyone understand what happend. Tom Hanks delivers an amazing performance and the story, support roles and directing were fantastic. This is a must see movie.
Witness the dramatic and heroic story behind the Miracle on the Hudson—and the previously untold events that followed—in “Sully”. From Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood (“American Sniper,” “Million Dollar Baby”) Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sully” stars Oscar winner Tom Hanks (“Bridge of Spies,” “Forrest Gump”) as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.
On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain Chesley Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
“Sully” also stars Aaron Eckhart (“Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Dark Knight”) as co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (“The Savages,” “Kinsey,” Showtime’s “The Big C”) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.
Eastwood directed the film from a screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book Highest Duty by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. The project was produced by Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart and Tim Moore, with Kipp Nelson and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.
“Sully” Blu-ray and 2 Disc Special Edition DVD contain the following special features:
- Sully Sullenberger: The Man Behind the Miracle
The “Miracle on the Hudson” didn’t happen by chance. The difference between disaster and deliverance rested on the character of the man with his hands on the controls. - Moment by Moment: Averting Disaster on the Hudson
Captain Sullenberger, Co-Pilot Jeff Skiles and air traffic controller Patrick Harten take us step-by-step through the 208 harrowing seconds of Flight 1549, revealing how the wrong decision at any point would have resulted in disaster. - Neck Deep in the Hudson: Shooting Sully
Director Clint Eastwood and producers Frank Marshall and Allyn Stewart reveal how Flight 1549’s terrifying splashdown in the Hudson River was captured on film, shooting on the Hudson itself as well as in Universal’s historic Fall’s Lake, where parts of “Jaws” were filmed.
Here is the trailer for Sully
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